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Live Arts - Arguendo by Elevator Repair Service
September 16, 2012
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Used by lawyers and judges in courtrooms, arguendo is a Latin word meaning for the sake of argument. As in, “Assuming, arguendo, that to be true . . . ”
New York City’s much heralded Elevator Repair Service turns its unique theatrical perspective on Barnes v. Glen Theatre, a 1991 First Amendment case brought by a group of naked go-go dancers. The justices debate whether erotic dancing is protected speech under the U.S. Constitution. Is dancing naked in a strip-club an exercise of artistic expression or a crime? Arguendo presents the justices and the advocates for the two sides as great minds—and average people—who possess both intellectual fire and light-hearted senses of humor. What emerges on stage is in turns absurd, hilarious, provocative, and intellectually compelling.
In short: law of art, Supreme Court a go-go, creative patriotism, fig leaves, erotic expression.
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Arden Theatre Company - Arcadia Stage
40 N. 2nd Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106 -
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$18
Info Phone: 215-413-1318
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September 16, 2012Times:
1 pm
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